英文原版对话1000个:976 Katia's Green Concerns

Enam: Katia, what are the environmental¹ problems in your country?

Katia: Well, I can think of three problems. One is water drought². The scarcity³ of water. Second, we have a lot of air pollution, and third a lot of deforestation.

Enam: OK, so can you tell me about deforestation in your country?

Katia: Well, Mexico is big and we have areas that have a lot of trees, but unfortunately many factories have been moving into that area in particular and they take down the trees. That has been happening for so long that the areas have increased and because of that a lot of indigenous⁴ are displaced⁵ as well as a lot the animals have died or it has decreased so unfortunately that has been a big problem in certain parts of Mexico, but then of course there are some things that are being done. For example, the government has placed certain areas that are to remain untouched and also they are bringing more trees in certain areas and planting them and hopefully it will bring the green area back to where it was before.

Enam: Really, that's good. But how bad is the water scarcity problem?

Katia: Well, water scarcity I think is one of the major problems Mexico has. For example, I can just talk about Mexico City. Mexico City was built on top of a lake and we Mexicans have been using the water from the lake to supply our water needs but this has been going on for so long that we basically⁶ use all the water that was left and now we are trying to figure out where to bring water from. This is a big problem that Mexico faces. We don't have many wells that we can get water from. And unfortunately also a big problem is with the piping system -- a lot of leaks⁷ and actually a big percentage of our water is lost through leaks. What is being done about that problem? Well, first, they're fixing the pipes. That's a basic way to start. Also, we are only allowed to use water certain days of the week to water our garden or wash our trees or wash our cars and so yeah, and I think the Mexicans are becoming more conscious⁸ on how to use water, so I think hopefully that will help with the water scarcity problem.

Enam: And what about air pollution?

Katia: Well, actually we also have the air pollution problem, and if you go to Mexico, if it's any day of the week, from Monday to Friday, it's very hard to see the sun. It's always very cloudy. Your skin becomes very dirty actually, and it's very hard to breathe because of the high contamination⁹. There are many cars: too many cars that is really hard to breathe, and you can tell that also by sun. Saturday and Sunday. you can actually see the sun because a lot of the people are not driving since it's the weekend, and also it was said that you could measure the pollution of Mexico City by counting how many dead birds you can find on the streets because of the high contamination, but yeah that's unfortunately a very bad situation however Mexico has put some rules that if you have a car, you can only drive on certain days of the week, and not anytime that you like so hopefully that has ... that will help in the future to prevent much more contamination and of course there are other things that have been done. There are more parks to help with the pollution, but yeah, I think this is the main thing they have done regarding¹⁰ the transportation¹¹. Just preventing people from driving as much as they want.
 

1 environmental   

adj.环境的

参考例句：

• A global environmental meeting is going to be held here.一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。
• We need to cure our environmental problems.我们需要解决环境问题。

2 drought   

n.旱灾，干旱，久旱

参考例句：

• The plants are growing in again,despite the drought.尽管干旱，植物又长出来了。
• The ground is as hard as stone after the drought.长期干旱后土地硬得就像石头一样。

3 scarcity   

n.缺乏，不足，萧条

参考例句：

• The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着政府。
• The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.水果供不应求是由于干旱造成的。

4 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

5 displaced   

移动( displace的过去式和过去分词 )； 替换； 移走； 撤职

参考例句：

• Gradually factory workers have been displaced by machines. 工厂的工人已逐渐被机器取代。
• He was displaced by another young man. 他已被另一个年轻人顶替。

6 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

7 leaks   

n.泄漏( leak的名词复数 )；漏洞；走漏；泄漏出的液体（或气体）v.漏( leak的第三人称单数 )；渗入，漏出；使泄露

参考例句：

• Check the container for cracks or leaks. 检验容器是否有裂缝或者漏的地方。
• Cracks and leaks are signs of poor construction in a house. 裂缝和漏水表明房子的施工质量不好。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 conscious   

adj.有意识的，自觉的；有意识的，神志清醒的

参考例句：

• I was not conscious of having made a mistake.我没意识到犯了错误。
• He is badly hurt but still conscious.他伤得很重，不过神志还清醒。

9 contamination   

n.污染

参考例句：

• We must ensure our children against contamination by bad ideas. 我们必须保护我们的儿童不受坏思想的侵蚀。
• There is a danger of serious contamination from radioactive waste. 放射性废弃物有严重污染的危险。

10 regarding   

prep.关于，至于；就…而论，在…方面

参考例句：

• Regarding John,I will write to him at once.至于约翰，我将立即给他写信。
• Regarding these facts,a special committee is to be appointed.鉴于这些事实，必须成立一个专门委员会。

11 transportation   

n.运输，运输系统，运输工具

参考例句：

• The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.航空运输货物花费很高。
• He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.他终于解决了运输的困难。